Siheyuan: Domineering life

Yanjing City.

It was early morning and the streets were dark without a single light.

There is a slum near the Third Ring Road. It is even darker there, and the huge buildings are like a giant beast devouring the light.

Yang Mingsheng and his group got off the car at the entrance of the alley, and then turned into an alley less than one meter wide. The alley was very narrow and could only accommodate one person. If two people walked towards each other, they would have to turn sideways.

Yang Mingsheng only took Sun Zhaocai in, and the rest of the people stayed outside. No matter what, they had to use courtesy before force. If Wang Yuping's three children were ignorant, they would have to use force.

We turned a few corners along the alley, walked to the house at the end, and stopped in front of a blue brick courtyard.

"Is this it?" Yang Mingsheng shone the flashlight at the house and turned around to ask.

"That's it." Sun Zhaocai said, "Uncle Yang and I came here once last time, so it can't be wrong."

"That's fine. I'll talk to him later. If we can't come to an agreement, you can follow my lead."

"Ok."

Then, there was a knock on the door.

Wang Yuping has three children, two sons and one daughter, the eldest son Xiao Daoming, the second son Xiao Daoliang, and the third daughter Xiao Daomin. This is the home of the eldest son Xiao Daoming. The second and third sons do not live here.

"Who is it that won't let me sleep at night?"

A deep and irritated voice came from inside.

"Mr. Xiao, I was sent by your mother." Yang Mingsheng said.

There was silence inside for a while, and then the door was opened after a long while.

This man was in his forties, overweight, with Mediterranean hair, and looked very materialistic.

"Who are you? Why don't I know you?" Xiao Daoming.

"Oh, that's right."

Yang Mingsheng explained: "My last name is Yang, and I was sent by the leader to communicate."

"Oh, so it was sent by the big boss."

As soon as he heard that it was sent by Yang Jun, Xiao Daoming's face was immediately filled with smiles.

Before, Yang Jun had someone teach him a lesson. Now, whenever he heard Yang Jun's name, he trembled with fear, especially when he saw Sun Zhaocai standing behind Yang Mingsheng. He remembered that it was this burly man who taught him a lesson last time. He had a clear memory and would never forget it for the rest of his life.

"Hello, Mr. Yang. I wonder what the leader sent you to inform you of?" Xiao Daoming immediately became respectful.

After hearing this, Yang Mingsheng stood up straight with his legs and looked solemn.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm sorry to inform you that your mother passed away in the ancestral hall the night before yesterday."

After hearing this, Xiao Daoming stood there in a daze, not reacting for a long time.

If Yang Mingsheng hadn't mentioned his mother, he would have almost forgotten that he had a mother.

In the past few years, Yang Jun has been supporting his mother. Not only does he not have to spend a penny, but he also receives a considerable subsidy from Yang Jun every month. When he heard that his mother had died, he was unable to react for a long time.

"Mr. Xiao, please accept my condolences."

Seeing that Xiao Daoming didn't say anything, Yang Mingsheng spoke again.

"Oh oh oh, my mother...she is dead?" Xiao Daoming was in a daze for a moment.

After hearing this, Yang Mingsheng looked slightly displeased.

How could a son say that his mother was dead, especially in front of outsiders? Through this sentence, Yang Mingsheng quickly judged what kind of person Xiao Daoming was. No wonder he had not been filial to his mother for so many years.

He didn't have a good impression of Xiao Daoming, and his attitude was not as good as before.

"Your mother passed away." Yang Mingsheng corrected.

"I know, it's just death." Xiao Daoming disagreed.

Yang Mingsheng's impression of him became even worse.

After saying this, Xiao Daoming immediately thought of something, and quickly took a step back toward the door, holding both doors with both hands, as if he was ready to close them at any time.

"Let me make it clear first, I won't take her home."

"When she left this family five years ago, she had nothing to do with us anymore."

Yang Mingsheng frowned when he heard this. He had a very low impression of him in his heart and even hated him a little.

However, he seemed to think that this was an opportunity. Perhaps he could take advantage of it without spending a penny and bury Wang Yuping in the Yang family's ancestral tomb.

"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean? Are you not going to take your mother home?"

"That's your mother who gave birth to you and raised you, and you don't plan to take care of her in her old age... No need for you to take care of her in her old age, just be there to see her off to the grave."

Yang Mingsheng is over seventy years old and has seen all kinds of people. He naturally knows how to deal with people like Xiao Daoming. The more you beg him, the more he will go against you. Conversely, the more you ask him to take Wang Yuping home, the more he will be unwilling to do so.

"It's not that I don't want to take my wife home, but..."

Xiao Daoming stiffened his neck and said, "The big boss said it himself at the time. From now on, he will take care of my wife until she dies, and he will have nothing to do with me anymore."

It was naturally impossible for Xiao Daoming to take his mother home.

Bringing him back is not a good thing. It costs a lot of money just to arrange the funeral. Even the simplest funeral will cost a lot of money. The urn will cost money, right? The cemetery will cost money, right? The shroud will cost money, right? And the banquet...

Just think about it, it would cost a huge sum of money, how could it be possible for a stingy man like him to do that? Not only is he unwilling, even his wife can't get past it.

"young people."

Yang Mingsheng interrupted him loudly. He really didn't want to hear anything from this unfilial son.

"That's true, but she is your mother after all."

"It's fine that the big boss is supporting your mother, but you three siblings can't let others take care of your mother's funeral, right?"

"It's not easy to say this, you have to consider the leader too."

Xiao Daoming waved his hands repeatedly: "Old comrade, that's what you said, but people should be honest, right?"

"When the big boss took the old woman away from this house, he said that from now on, the old woman has nothing to do with the three of us. Can the big boss not keep his word?"

"What did you say?"

Suddenly an angry shout was heard, and Sun Zhaocai stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Daoming by the collar and lifted him up.

"Say it again if you dare, do you believe I will crush your balls?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you still using violence? We have to be reasonable in everything. We can't go back on our words. If this gets out, it will be bad for the leader." Xiao Daoming shouted.

"you……"

Seeing this, Yang Mingsheng hurriedly pulled Sun Zhaocai away.

"Zhaocai, don't do anything, I will handle this."

"Humph!"

Sun Zhaocai glared at Xiao Daoming, then stepped aside angrily.

After comforting Sun Zhaocai, Yang Mingsheng pretended to calm down his anger, and then spoke to Xiao Daoming calmly.

"Mr. Xiao, what you mean is that you won't take your mother home no matter what, right?"

"Yes."

After Sun Zhaocai's threat, he would not take Wang Yuping home. It seemed that he felt that he had something on them, and that thing was Yang Jun.

"A big leader's words must be kept firmly in mind and cannot be reversed."

Yang Ming was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Although things were developing in the direction he expected, he was still very angry when he saw such unfilial beasts in the world, even though he was over seventy years old.

"Okay, you don't want to take your mother home, but you three brothers and sisters will have to pay for the funeral, right?"

"After all, it wasn't easy for your mother to raise you three siblings." "No money." Xiao Daoming looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

He was sure that Yang Jun would not dare to do anything to him. If the news that a senior leader bullied ordinary people were to spread, it would have a bad impact on Yang Jun.

"you……"

Yang Ming was so angry that he couldn't speak. Trembling, he took out his pipe from his waist, lit it, and took a few puffs.

"I have seen people who are not filial, but I have never seen people who are not filial. People say that you city people are civilized, but I didn't expect that you are worse than us rural people."

"Pooh!"

Xiao Daoming turned a deaf ear to Yang Mingsheng's words and still looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. I won't take him home anyway, what can you do to me?
About half a pack of cigarettes later, Yang Mingsheng spoke again.

"Okay, today I will make the decision for the boss. If you don't take your mother back, then from now on, your mother's affairs will have nothing to do with you three siblings."

"can."

Xiao Daoming agreed without thinking.

He was secretly delighted, thinking that he had guessed right. The leader finally compromised for the sake of face.

Seeing that Sun Zhaocai was also very angry, he was even more glad that he had made the right bet.

“What you say is unfounded, but what you say is evidence.”

Then, Yang Mingsheng took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket and wrote the document right in front of him.

"signature."

Yang Mingsheng handed him the paper and pen unhappily.

Xiao Daoming signed his name on it without thinking, and the smile on his lips could hardly be concealed.

How could he not be happy since he could save a lot of funeral expenses?

"Press the thumbprint."

Yang Mingsheng took out a box of ink from his pocket.

Xiao Daoming was stunned for a moment, but still quickly pressed his fingerprints.

He is only thinking about how to save funeral expenses, but he doesn't think deeply about it. If it were someone else, he would at least think about why the other party is doing all this in such a big way, right?

"You won't regret it, will you?" Yang Mingsheng rolled his eyes.

"Whoever regrets is a grandson."

After Xiao Daoming finished speaking, he immediately corrected himself: "I was talking about myself, not the big boss."

“You wouldn’t dare.” Yang Mingsheng snorted coldly.

"Be careful, kid. It's better not to touch me, otherwise... humph." Sun Zhaocai pointed at him.

He can act too, and has been cooperating throughout.

Only if one plays the good guy and the other plays the bad guy can this play be performed well.

Xiao Daoming was startled and quickly closed the door halfway, fearing that Sun Zhaocai would take action.

Yang Mingsheng folded the document and put it in his arms. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and immediately turned back and asked.

"By the way, how do you get to your brother and sister's house?"

"Why? I advise you not to go. They won't accept me even if you go." Xiao Daoming.

"you……"

If he didn't have important things to do, Yang Mingsheng really wanted to slap him. He had seen unfilial people, but he had never seen such a bastard. It would have been fine if he didn't provide for his mother in her old age, but he was not as good as his younger brothers and sisters in providing for her in her old age. How could there be such a person in the world?

"I asked them to sign." Yang Mingsheng said unhappily.

It is not enough for only Xiao Daoming to sign. Xiao Daoliang and Xiao Daoming must also sign. We must do things well and not leave any tails.

"Oh, so that's it."

Xiao Daoming breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

He looked as if he was concerned about his brothers and sisters, afraid that they would suffer any harm, but he didn't realize that he had forgotten that Wang Yuping was their mother.

Xiao Daoming waved his hand and took back the letter and paper from Yang Mingsheng's hand, then wrote the address of his younger brother and sister's home on the back.

After getting the address, Yang Mingsheng was too lazy to say any more words to him and just took Sun Zhaocai away.

"How can there be such people in the world?"

Arriving at the entrance of the alley, Yang Mingsheng cursed.

He was very angry. He was over seventy years old and had never seen such a person. If such a person lived in the countryside, he would have been stabbed in the back long ago.

People always say that the city is better, that city people are sophisticated and well-educated. He thinks a man in his seventies is not as good as a country person. Although country people are poor, they want to save face, and would never do such a shameless thing.

"Haha, Grandpa Yang, are you angry now?"

Sun Zhaocai laughed and said, "You didn't see his sister and brother. That's what we call shameless."

"I was lucky enough to meet them once. Their shamelessness was beyond my comprehension. Tsk tsk, they are really like-minded."

"What? Do you mean that these two are more difficult to deal with than Xiao Daoming?" Yang Mingsheng.

"No, no, no!" Sun Zhaocai said with a smile, "I guess the two of them wouldn't even open the door for you. They just signed for you through the door."

"Haha, so that's it."

After Sun Zhaocai’s reminder, Yang Mingsheng immediately realized that those two people were even more ungrateful.

Then the two of them got in the car and went to find the other two families.

Just as Sun Zhaocai said, when Xiao Daoliang and Xiao Daomin heard that Wang Yuping had passed away, they avoided her as if she were a snake or a scorpion. They didn't even open the door and signed the contract through the door, as if they were afraid that Yang Mingsheng would depend on them.

Yang Jun didn't expect things to go so smoothly and he got their signatures back so quickly.

As long as he had this signature, he would not be afraid of the three siblings of the Xiao family causing trouble.

No matter what, the brother-sister relationship between Wang Yuying and Wang Yuping must be preserved and they must be buried together.

Yang Jun handed the document to Yi Qiu Shui, motioning her to keep it, and then said to Sun Zhaocai.

"Zhaocai, send someone to watch the three brothers and sisters of the Xiao family 24 hours a day, and keep an eye on their every move. If they make any unusual moves, arrest them immediately."

When Sun Zhaocai heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

"Uncle Yang, didn't they all sign the document?"

Hearing this, Yang Jun sneered, "With these three shameless faces, do you still expect them to be honest?"

"Yes, they are so shameless, there is nothing they can't do."

Sun Zhaocai patted his thigh, stood up from the ground and said, "Okay, I'll send someone over to keep an eye on it right away."

Afterwards, Sun Zhaocai left the mourning hall.

After he left, Yang Mingsheng was about to talk to Yang Jun about the funeral when his aunt Bao Suna came over.

At this time, the snow outside stopped.

Because the ground was not cleaned in time last night, it was covered with frozen ice. Luo Xiaojun and a group of people were cleaning it up in a hurry.

My aunt came to Yang Jun and squatted on the ground.

He glanced back, then moved further back so as not to block the road.

"Jun'er, auntie wants to discuss something with you."

Yang Jun was also somewhat surprised by his aunt's sudden arrival. (End of this chapter)